Armenia’s Political Forces Drag Citizens Into ‘Pretentious Processes,’ Civic Activist Says
“This is a long-term process and it should expand beyond social networks. The process is aimed at raising awareness among citizens as sovereigns. Armenian political forces have an elitist approach to the people.
Appeals Court Upholds Activist's 9-Year Jail Sentence
Kyureghyan, who reacted to the verdict with applause, had demanded at the start of the trial acquittal from the court. Presiding Judge Sergey Chichoyan had remarked that the defendant...
Citizen Refuses to Participate in 'Illegitimate' Referendum, Demands Her Name Be Removed From Electoral List
“This is a public statement on my deliberate decision not to take part in the elections; I refuse to be part of this process of weakening the state and do not feel responsible for any consequences arising from these elections...
High-Ranking Armenia Fund Official Admits Leadership 'Keeps Pocketing' Donations
The Fund official went on to publicly claim that the facts presented in “To Donate or Not to Donate” were lies: “The thing is that this paper, one could say, is completely based on newspapers, which are strictly oppositional; their publications...
Women's Rights Activists March in Yerevan against Domestic Violence (Photo)
The publicist added that the law should be adopted urgently since women's rights organizations are “unable to deal” with all the consequences of violence. “First of all, they can't manage to. And secondly, there are issues ...
Study Found 30% of Armenians Lived in Poverty in 2014
Officials added that Armenia's capital city Yerevan had the lowest poverty rate in the country – 25.2%, which was 1.4 times lower compared to other urban communities...
Authorities Fail to Keep Their Promises on Proportional Community Development, NGO Head Says
he Government continues to allocate most of the resources to Yerevan, which is understandable since officials mainly reside in Yerevan and run their businesses there. The situation of the rest of the communities...
Armenian Officials Use Their Positions to Promote Constitutional Changes, Civic Activist Claims
It's noteworthy, he added, that ahead of the December 6 referendum Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, whose views can have a direct effect on the military's voting, has also gotten involved in “the circus that is the 'yes' campaign...
Ombudsman Staffer Convinces Police to Allow Protesters Near Presidential Palace
The group of parents have been staging weekly protests in front of the RA Presidential Palace, the National Assembly, and RA Government building for years demanding fair investigation into their sons' deaths...
Azerbaijan Extradites NKR Defense Army Soldier
The soldier's handover was carried out under the auspices of the Nagorno-Karabakh mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), near the village of Bash Karvend...
'A Trip to Yerevan:' Russian Artist Recounts Her Impressions of the Armenian Capital
Meetings, interviews, and collaboration with independent women – these are my fondest memories from Yerevan. I believe that progressive reforms in Armenia will be primarily related to the increase in women's activity...
Armenian Soldier Beaten by Higher Ranking Officer Left 'Unrecognizable,' Relative Says
Harutyunyan told the paper that neither the military unit leadership nor the hospital informed the conscript;s family about the incident. If it weren't for fellow soldiers, she said, the family would still not know where Arthur was...